University of Akron Main Campus (U of Akron Main Campus) is a four-year, public school located in Akron, OH.

It offers 103 graduate programs - 67 Master's, 22 Doctorate, 13 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,411 for in-state and $15,171 for out-of-state students.

A total of 2,142 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 13,465 students at U of Akron Main Campus. U of Akron Main Campus offers online graduate programs and 400 out of 2,142 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

U of Akron Main Campus have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at University of Akron School of Law. In addition, you can find U of Akron Main Campus's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $9,411 for Ohio residents and $15,171 for out-of-state students. It offers 103 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of Akron Main Campus
TypeFour-year, Public
Address302 Buchtel Common, Akron, OH
Graduate School Students2,244 students
400 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$9,411
Out-of-State$15,171
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 103 Graduate Programs
67 Master's, 22 Doctorate, 14 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Akron Main Campus

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of Akron Main Campus with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Ohio residents, the tuition & fees are $9,411 and $15,171 for non-Ohio residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $463 for Ohio residents and $783 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$8,325$14,085
Fees$1,086$1,086
Cost per Credit$463$783
Books & Supplies$1,200
Room & Board$11,070 (On-Campus) / $10,590 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,596 (On-Campus) / $3,996 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$25,277$31,037
Off-Campus Total$25,197$30,957

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of Akron Main Campus offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 103 major areas - 67 Master's, 22 Doctorate, 13 Post-Bachelor's, 1 Post-Master's. 506 students have been conferred Master's degree and 214 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total5062144319
Men196103108
Women3101113311

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Women's StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Speech Communication and Rhetoric1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Communication and Media Studies (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information Science/Studies9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Science10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional Technology1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other) NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
English/Language Arts Teacher Education6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Teacher Education2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher Education9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Studies Teacher Education2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemical Engineering2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Polymer/Plastics Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Advanced Legal Research/Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 19
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Legal Professions and Studies (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature NOT OFFER 5 NOT OFFER
WritingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Creative Writing6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Biomedical SciencesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Exercise Physiology6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Applied Mathematics1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Statistics2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Analytics6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Polymer Chemistry NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Counseling Psychology7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Industrial and Organizational Psychology6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geropsychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Work50 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
National Security Policy Studies10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government (other)2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Performance7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Theory and Composition1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Stringed Instruments1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/AudiologistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist NOT OFFER 6 NOT OFFER
Clinical/Medical Social WorkNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 11 NOT OFFER
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor29 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse54 NOT OFFER
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)75 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Finance NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Science5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marketing/Marketing Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Taxation10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

U of Akron Main Campus graduate schools have a total of 2,244 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 967 male and 1,277 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 1,230 full-time and 1,014 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 400 students enrolled through online exclusively and 672 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 1,545 White, 146 Black, and 67 Asian students are attending at University of Akron Main Campus. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

44 grad students are younger than 22 and 290 students are older than 65. It has 1,302 students aged between 22 and 30 and 506 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total2,244
Men967
Women1,277
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total2,244
Full-time Students1,230
Part-time Students1,014
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total2,244
Asian67
Black146
Hispanic72
White1,545
Two or more races67
Un-Known41
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total2,244
21 & Under44
22-24567
25-29735
30-34322
35-39184
40 & Over290

Online Population

At University of Akron Main Campus graduate schools, 400 students enrolled online exclusively and 672 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,142
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses400
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses672
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,070
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses400
Ohio Resident332
Other State In U.S.66
Outside of U.S.2